And in the New Testament as well, the Pentecostal feast is fulfilled and made new by the coming of the "new law," the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ. When the day of Pentecost ...

Pentecost, said Fr ... This, he said, "is an important distinction because it reminds us that the descent of the Holy Spirit is Christ’s greatest gift to his Church, a gift brought about ...

91 The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus ... first on Easter Sunday and then more strikingly at Pentecost. 96 Filled with the Holy Spirit the apostles began to proclaim "the mighty works of ...

Its remembrance is celebrated today by many Christian churches on Pentecost Sunday. To better understand and recognize the ...

The Holy Ghost appeared at times under the form of a dove, and again under the form of tongues of fire; for, being a pure spirit without ... is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.

After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...

An illustration of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit Pentecost was an important Jewish festival which marked the harvest. Often Jews would travel to Jerusalem to celebrate it there.